LibGuides: Art Education (K-12): Articles &amp; Journals

Finding Articles

The best way to find articles would be to use the Discover@UMSL search tool, which can be found on the library's homepage. Discover brings up many different results from all of our various databases, but not everything. If you would like search on a more specific topic, consider searching directly in one of our subject-specific databases.

Vocabulary

Break down your search into concepts. Develop a list of synonyms.

EXAMPLE: "art education" AND kindergarten

Other terms for kindergarten could be "primary school" or "elementary school."
Combining different terms gives you different terms.

Topic

Clearly define your search statement. Trouble spots to look out for:

Too Broad - EXAMPLE: children

Solution: Add another concept to your topic which will narrow your search and make it more focused.
EXAMPLE: children AND art

Too Narrow - EXAMPLE: children AND art AND painting

[NOTE: To search a phrase use quotes]

Solution: Remove one secondary concept from your search string.
EXAMPLE: children AND art ~~AND painting~~

Keyword & Subject Suggestions

Art Education
- Art educator
- Art teacher
- Music education
- Dance education
- Painting education
Kindergarten
- Elementary school
- Primary school
- Children
- Grade school
- K-5

Suggested Journals

American Educational Research Journal
"The American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association, featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. It publishes original peer-reviewed analyses that span the field of education research across all subfields and disciplines and all levels of analysis. It also encourages submissions across all levels of education throughout the life span and all forms of learning. AERJ welcomes submissions of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work."
American Journal of Education
"The American Journal of Education seeks to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship and to encourage a vigorous dialogue between educational scholars and policy makers. It publishes empirical research, from a wide range of traditions, that contributes to the development of knowledge across the broad field of education."
Art, Design, & Communication in Higher Education
Concerned with the development of research with a learning and teaching focus for art, design and communication within higher education.
Art Education
Articles, special reports and thematic issues on all aspects of art education published by the National Art Education Association.
Arts & Activities
Articles for classroom art teachers on subjects dealing with art education theory and practice at the elementary and secondary levels, as well as teacher education and uses of community resources.
Arts Education Policy Review
Aimed at educators and deals with the role of the arts in education and curriculum development.
Canadian Review of Art Education: Research & Issues
Devoted to research on art education in Canada.
The International Journal of Art & Design Education
Concerned with theoretical and practical approaches, particularly the social and cultural values which inform art and design education.
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
Serves as an alternative voice for the field of art education through the promotion of scholarly research that addresses social issues, action, and transformation.
Studies in Art Education
Empirical, historical and philosophical research with implications for art education or that explore theoretical and practical aspects of art criticism, artistic growth, curriculum and learning, program evaluation, and other dimensions of visual arts.